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Merisa Harada serves as Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor) at Waseda University's Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies within the Faculty of International Research and Education, concurrently holding a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship since April 2024. Her scholarly work focuses on the historical evolution of international legal frameworks with emphasis on European-East Asian interactions during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Advanced Social and International Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo (2013-2023)
- Master's degree from The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Visiting Researcher at EHESS (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales), France (2014-2016)
Dr. Harada's research examines critical intersections of international law and diplomatic history, particularly French internationalist movements, the reception of international law in China, and Cold War recognition politics. She employs multidisciplinary methodologies combining historical analysis with legal and political science frameworks to investigate how non-state actors like the Institut de Droit International shaped pre-WWI codification efforts and how East Asian states navigated Western legal systems.
Her publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic focus on arbitration mechanisms, arms control conceptualizations, and diplomatic recognition processes. Key contributions include analysis of the Hague Peace Conference's relationship to international humanitarian law development, 19th-century Sino-French legal transfers, and Japan's recognition of the People's Republic of China through 'people's diplomacy' channels.
Current research is supported by two major JSPS grants:
- First World War arbitration movements and international conflict prevention frameworks (2024-2027)
- 19th-century arms control and limitation conceptualization (2024-2026)
She teaches Global History at Chuo University while previously serving as teaching assistant for International Relations History and Basic Seminars at the University of Tokyo. As a core member of Waseda University's Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, she contributes to interdisciplinary research on regional diplomatic histories and international legal evolution.